The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
The song was composed while Saul was hunting and pursuing David to take his life. In it David recounts his dangers and deliverances and praises God as his merciful preserver. The verse expresses David's confidence that the Lord rewarded, recompensed, delivered, and preserved him according to his righteousness and the cleanness of his hands in God's sight.
That righteousness and cleanness mean keeping the way of the Lord without departing from God or from His statutes, and remaining upright and free from iniquity. The reward is therefore tied to faithful obedience and moral cleanness. The verse reflects a life and service of integrity and purity of heart.
The song was composed while Saul was hunting and pursuing David to take his life. In it David recounts his dangers and deliverances and praises God as his merciful preserver. The verse expresses David's confidence that the Lord rewarded, recompensed, delivered, and preserved him according to his righteousness and the cleanness of his hands in God's sight.
That righteousness and cleanness mean keeping the way of the Lord without departing from God or from His statutes, and remaining upright and free from iniquity. The reward is therefore tied to faithful obedience and moral cleanness. The verse reflects a life and service of integrity and purity of heart.